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2 | 26% | 15 | Genus and species of tall iris | |
3 | 24% | 8 | Notch in the iris | |
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We think the answer is "BULB" which means:
- noun
- • A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- • Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- • A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
- • Anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
- • Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
- • A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ verb
- • To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I planted tulip bulbs in my garden."
- • "The light bulb in the lamp burned out."
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New York Times21 Dec 1977 | Across 61 | |
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